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Make a new kind of New Year's resolution

December 30, 2013

(CNN) -- "Lose weight" is one of the top New Year's resolutions every year. You've probably made it once or twice yourself, and we commend you for accomplishing such an ambitious goal. Oh, you didn't? Don't worry, the majority of your fellow resolutioners didn't either. "Do you know the meaning of 'resolution'?" asked Dr. Caroline Cederquist, medical director for bistroMD and the Cederquist Medical Wellness Center. "It's 'solution,' meaning you ...

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Make a new kind of New Year's resolution

December 30, 2013

(CNN) -- "Lose weight" is one of the top New Year's resolutions every year. You've probably made it once or twice yourself, and we commend you for accomplishing such an ambitious goal. Oh, you didn't? Don't worry, the majority of your fellow resolutioners didn't either. "Do you know the meaning of 'resolution'?" asked Dr. Caroline Cederquist, medical director for bistroMD and the Cederquist Medical Wellness Center. "It's 'solution,' meaning you ...

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7 workout habits you should drop now

December 27, 2013

(Health.com) -- Are you spending hours working out every week, and not getting the results you want? Chances are you might have a bad habit or two when it comes to exercising. Never fear, there's a quick fix for even the most ingrained workout no-nos. Check out these seven workout habits you should drop: Not only will ditching these help you lose the pounds, they will help you become a more efficient exerciser. Health ...

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Therapy dogs help students de-stress

December 19, 2013

(CNN) -- The tension at Emory University's Robert W. Woodruff Library is palpable. It's finals. Nearly every single desk is full amid a flurry of activity. A young woman in an Emory sweatsuit tears through her notebook as the furious whoosh of pages turning carries through the hushed study area. Next to her, a group of young men stand in a circle, leaning in and frantically whispering a debate about supply side economics. To ...

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Diabetes Awareness

December 17, 2013

Dr. Gary Childers, MD. American Family Care Cherry Creek Almost everyone knows someone who has diabetes. An estimated 23.6 million people in the United States—7.8 percent of the population—have diabetes, a serious, lifelong condition. (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse) What is diabetes? Diabetes is a metabolic disorder. Metabolism is the digestive process that the body uses to transform food into the energy. How does it work? Most of the food people eat ...

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Cholesterol in Seniors

December 17, 2013

Posted On : Dec 01, 2013 High cholesterol is not something we come down with, like the cold or the flu. Nor is it merely part of the food we eat. Rather, it's a condition that arises from the complex interaction between how we eat and live and how our bodies react to those choices. How Cholesterol Works and What Those Numbers Mean Only one quarter of blood cholesterol is actually ingested as dietary cholesterol ...

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Fighting the High Costs of Obesity and 7 Other Secrets to Living Younger

December 17, 2013

Some surprising and not-so-surprising findings to help you ward off obesity and other ills By Deborah Kotz You've heard it all before: Don't smoke, get fat, drink to excess, or skip breakfast. But how much do these health habits really factor in? Well, actually, quite a lot. In terms of healthcare costs, new research shows that medical spending averages $1,400 more a year for an obese person than for someone at a ...

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7 myths about the flu vaccine and why you should get it anyway

December 17, 2013

(CNN) -- Every year, it's the same battle. Every year, I urge my patients to get the influenza vaccine. And every year, they come up with a bucketful of excuses why they shouldn't. They're afraid, they say. It hurts, they say. It doesn't work, they say. It'll make me sick, they say. I understand the concerns, I really do. But the flu vaccine is safe and essential to nipping the seasonal ...

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Flu activity increasing; CDC urges vaccinations

December 13, 2013

Last year's flu season was one of the worst in recent memory, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Tom Frieden said Thursday, and although this season is off to a slower start, people should still get flu vaccines. "Last year was a relatively severe season," Frieden said, noting that 381,000 people were hospitalized, and 169 children died from the flu. "This is higher than we've seen in many flu seasons ...

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Coffee and Tea May Contribute to a Healthy Liver

December 11, 2013

Surprise! Your morning cup of tea or coffee may be doing more than just perking you up before work. An international team of researchers led by Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (Duke-NUS) and the Duke University School of Medicine suggest that increased caffeine intake may reduce fatty liver in people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Worldwide, 70 percent of people diagnosed with diabetes and obesity have NAFLD, the major cause of fatty liver not due ...

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